SATELLITE TRANSIT FINDER

ISS and satellite transits near Berlin

The next good transit near Berlin is the ISS crossing the Sun on Tue 13 Oct at 12:54:45.6 CEST (10:54:45.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 33 km SW of central Berlin, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 30° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.09 s.

Orbit data age: ISS 0 h · Tiangong 27 h · Hubble 23 h · Envisat 19 h. Orbit data is checked every 10 minutes and a satellite’s paths are recomputed as soon as its orbit data changes. Last updated: .

Upcoming transits within 150 km

DATEBERLIN TIMESATELLITECROSSESTO CENTRELINEHEIGHTQUALITYSTATUS
Sun 11 Oct15:37:00.4EnvisatMoon107 km16° SSWPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 1% lit)LIKELY
Sun 11 Oct15:38:05.7EnvisatSun56 km21° SWPoor 18 (hidden: a low quality score)LIKELY
Mon 12 Oct13:42:53.1ISSMoon26 km17° SPoor 0 (hidden: the Moon is only 4% lit)LIKELY
Tue 13 Oct12:54:45.6ISSSun33 km30° SGood 56PROVISIONAL
Wed 14 Oct12:07:28.0ISSSun134 km28° SSEGood 50PROVISIONAL
Fri 16 Oct15:46:30.6EnvisatSun128 km19° SWPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL
Sun 18 Oct10:34:36.9ISSSun15 km21° SEFair 34PROVISIONAL
Mon 19 Oct15:32:01.9EnvisatSun162 km18° SWPoor 14 (hidden: a low quality score)PROVISIONAL

5 of these are hidden on the main finder by its quality filter (too low, a barely lit Moon, or a weak crossing). Times are Berlin time to a tenth of a second; distances are to the centreline of the strip from central Berlin.

Where Tuesday’s transit can be seen

BerlinStrip of the ISS transit, Tue 13 Oct 12:54:46 CEST at the nearest point
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    Questions about transits in Berlin

    When is the next ISS transit in Berlin?

    The next good transit near Berlin is the ISS crossing the Sun on Tue 13 Oct at 12:54:45.6 CEST (10:54:45.6 UTC). Its centreline passes 33 km SW of central Berlin, and the strip is 13 km wide. It is 30° up in the S and the crossing lasts 1.09 s.

    Do I need to travel to see one from Berlin?

    Usually a short way. The strip where a transit is visible is only a few to around 20 km wide, so it rarely crosses your own street. The next good one passes 33 km from central Berlin, so the strip's edge is 26 km away.

    Can I see a transit without a telescope?

    The crossing lasts about a second and the station appears tiny, so a telescope or a long lens on a camera is needed to see its shape. Never look at the Sun without a certified ISO 12312-2 solar filter.